Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Allotriocarida > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Infraclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Brachycera > Infraorder Asilomorpha > Superfamily Empidoidea

Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Achalcus Loew, 1857
Acropsilus Mik, 1878
Anahydrophorus Becker, 1917
Anepsiomyia Bezzi, 1902
Argyra Macquart, 1834
Asyndetus Loew, 1869
Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
Chrysosoma Guérin-Méneville, 1831
Chrysotimus Loew, 1857
Chrysotus Meigen, 1824
Coracocephalus Mik, 1892
Cryptophlebs Lichtwardt, 1898
Cyrturella Collin, 1952
Diaphorus Meigen, 1824
Diostracus Loew, 1861
Dolichophorus Lichtwardt, 1902
Dolichopus Latreille, 1796
Epithalassius Mik, 1891
Eucoryphus Mik, 1869
Falbouria Dyte, 1980
Guzeriplia Negrobov, 1968
Gymnopternus Loew, 1857
Hercostomus Loew, 1857
Hydrophorinae
Hydrophorus Fallén, 1823
Lamprochromus Mik, 1878
Liancalus Loew, 1857
Ludovicius Rondani, 1843
Machaerium Haliday, 1832
Medetera Fischer von Waldheim, 1819
Melanostolus Kowarz, 1884
Micromorphus Mik, 1878
Micropygus Bickel & Dyte, 1989
Muscidideicus Becker, 1917
Nematoproctus Loew, 1857
Neurigona Rondani, 1856
Nodicornis Rondani, 1843
Oncopygius Mik, 1866
Orthoceratium Schrank, 1803
Ortochile Latreille, 1809
Peloropeodes Wheeler, 1890
Peodes Loew, 1857
Poecilobothrus Mik, 1878
Rhaphium Meigen, 1803
Rhinchoschizus Dyte, 1980
Scellus Loew, 1857
Schoenophilus Mik, 1878
Sciapus Zeller, 1842
Sphyrotarsus Mik, 1874
Sybistroma Meigen, 1824
Sympycnus Loew, 1857
Syntormon Loew, 1857
Systenus Loew, 1857
Tachytrechus Haliday, 1851
Telmaturgus Mik, 1874
Teneriffa Becker, 1908
Teuchophorus Loew, 1857
Thinophilus Wahlberg, 1844
Thrypticus Gerstacker, 1864
Vetimicrotes Dyte, 1980
Xanthochlorus Loew, 1857

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: slankpootvliegen sources: Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp.
 Japanese: アシナガバエ科 sources: Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). Accessed on 2018-11-21.
 Norwegian Bokmål: styltefluer sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Nynorsk: styltefluger sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: styltflugor

Literature

basis of record

Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. 70: 338pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150930

Beuk, Dr Paul Pape, Dr Thomas. Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/8041b665-ed95-4877-8e3c-7a9b5bb5ab8d

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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2015-10-02 by Beuk, Dr Paul Pape, Dr Thomas & by Jonas Mortelmans & by Dr. Marc Pollet

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